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, 1887-05-01

a touching story zones from Essex.
A poor girl who died in the Brompton
hospital for consumptives expressed q
wish to be buried at Little Horkesley,
some fifty miles from London. Her
mother and stepfather were poor and
could not afford to carry out her wish in
the ordinary way. So the man, though
he happened to be Ill and weak at the
time, first made the coffin and then
wheeled the body down to its destination
on a handcart. 1t took him three days to
reach the Essex village. On the fourth
day he saw the girl buried, and her new
made grave decked with 'tlowers from
the kitchen garden and the meadow"
and then his task was done The local
paper got wind of it, and so the tale of
quiet heroism came out. Then, of course,
this man, Joseph Ball, had to be inter
viewed, and to help to make something
for the papers out of q deed which, be-
yond doubt, in the doing of it, he thought
the most simple and natural thing in the
world. He took his little boy of 10 with
him, to give n lift at the hills. On the
level road the boy had his lift in the
handeart with the corpse.
At one of the places where they
stopped, some village Bundle wanted to
interfere, on the plea that he was a do
tective. The passage in which this Incl
dent is related would not have been un-
worthy Of Bunyan: "We had a bother,
and he would have forced open the coffin,
but my master is always stronger han
the devil. and he gave me strength to
struggle with the man and put him out
of the house." The inspector of police,
who afterward appeared on the scene,
showed more common sense, and, after
taking the amateur undertaker's name
and address, let him go OF his way. The
story is a perfect bit of quiet beauty as it
stands. and we dread to mar it with q
superiuous word. If a great genius took
it In hand, he might make it imperish-
able. The poor have a way OF doing
these fine things for one another without
knowing that anything has been done.
The last thing the poor cabinet maker
thought of, we may be sure, was that his
walking funeral of fifty miles would get
into print.-London News.
, 1887-05-01
Various Ways of Making Change.

Some one has taken the time and
trouble to figure out the various combina-
tons of coins that might be used in
changing a quarter, and places them at
215. The pieces used in making thu
changes are the 90 cent piece, 10 cent
piece, 8 cent piece, 3 cent piece, 2 cent
piece, and 1 cent piece. To be able to
make all the changes would require one
20 cent piece, two 10 cent pieces, five 8
cent pieces, eight 8 cent pieces, twelve 2
cent pieces, and twenty-five 1 cent pieces,
making in all f~ffty-three pieces of money,
representing ST. IS .-New York Sun.
, 1887-05-01

The boring of an artesian well at Gal
weston shows on what peculiar founda-
tons the city rests. In the first place it
stands on n narrow sand spit between
Galveston bay and the gulf of Mexico.
After going through SO feet of quicksand
the drill passed through blue clay, II
feet; coarse sand, 90; white clay, 1O7;
sea mud, 81; olive clay, 11G; sea mud,
1870; blue clay, 30; sea mud, II; blue
clay, 147; total, 65S feet. AT a depth Of
500 feet several palmetto logs were passed
through.-New York Sun.
, 1887-05-01

They have been taking from the 1000
foot level of mine at Virginia City, New. :
pieces of pine timbers which have been
compressed TO one-fourth their natural
size by twelve years use under immense
pressure at a temperature Of 100 dogs.
The wood is of a deep chestnut color,
takes a fine polish and seems as firm
grained as lockwood. Here's a hint for
an inventor.=New York Sun.
, 1887-05-01

Lost in meditation, we returned to tho
cave, but were rudely awakened from our
reveries by the bustling, brown faced land
lord, who offered to have the tarantella
danced for us for five francs. After
settling on two francs for the exhibition
our mulctresseS left their sure footed
beasts at the door and with the corsair
ave Us the dance with much beauty of
catu-Il movement. The landlord beat a
Wild measure on the ~tambourine, to which
the bare footed maideps, the corsair and
portly dame syayed themselves in time.
Swapping their castauets high above their
heads and looking over their shoulders
with a laughing challenge to cach other,
they advanced, retreated and whirled
away. To see the matron go through the
figure of flight and wooing'' was most
pathetic. but the grace of the youthful
dancers was indescribably pretty and
formed a picture of delight.-Baltimore
SIM.
, 1887-05-01

Egotism, while it brings great grist to
the mill, feeding the brain with enormous
energy and making a man or q woman
succeed because one must and will and
shall be prominent-this egotism is not an
agreeable companion on the upland lawn
or in a country house or in society. An
egotistical woman does not get invited to
the "lttle dinners" she is reserved for
tho formal ones of twenty-four.-Mrs
John Sherwood In New York World.
, 1887-05-01
Mrs. Stoves Two Daughters.

Harriet Beecher Stowe has two daugh-
tiers, by no means youthful, who have
never married. They are both exceed
ingly retiring in manner and are seldom
met ~in'society. They are sometimes seen
on the streets Of Hartford, each leading a
pet dog. Though scholarly and well read,
they have produced nothing in literature
which has attracted attention Chicago
Times.
, 1887-05-01

Omahn Maxwell, those Frenchmen
just beat the Dutch. They are bound to
have revenge, 1 see.
Omaha Dame-Why, have they de-
clared war on Germany?
No, but they are selling the Germans
Panama Canal stock. Omaha World.
, 1887-05-01

Some one who has taken the trouble
to do u little figuring says that OF the
2s, 1902 challenges issued to fight during
1886 in the United States by parties
emulous of ffstio fame only twenty-five
eliminated in mills" and most of these
We're not to u finish"
, 1887-05-01

A distinguished author says: We cam
not help associating foul skins with moral
degradation, rs well as bodily ill health;
and are forced to the conclusion that
mendicant filth and moral d~epravity gem
orally 20 hand in hand.
, 1887-05-01
TROUBLES.

Dur troubles are the rocks in narrow'd stream,
Whereat we fret and chafe and strive and weep;
But heaven sends rain. our stream grows vide
and deep.
The rocks lie hid. forgotten as a dream.
w. Wilsey Martin.
, 1887-05-01

There are 1000 undertakers in New
York and only 700 bodies a week for
them to bury-less than a corpse a week
for oaoh man In the trade.
, 1887-05-01

es & Historical Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01
In-Breeding and Disease.

Some OF the epidemic diseases now
raging In different portions of the
country were unknown q few decades
ago. But as the stock became firmly
fixed and separated as distinct breeds,
the more prevalent became the dis
eases theG were previously but little
feared. In-breeding does not cause
disease, but rather enfeebles the ami
mails, thus rendering them more liable
to attack and also less capable of
understanding the disease. 1t may not
be true that in-breeding has any in
fluence in the matter, but compari-
son OF the ravages Of hog cholera in
the herds OF well-bred hogs and those
that are bred by the Survival OF the
fittest" with the mortality among
hogs ranging on mast III the woods
will show g. difference.
The more in-breeding is practiced
the sooner the inherent qualities and
characteristics Of an animal become
fixed and permanent. That inbred
ing 10 becoming regular practice may
be noticed by the claims OF large per-
centsge OF the blood of certain sires
and dams in their descendants. The
| bulls are bred together, and so closely
is the rule followed that the breed has
| been divided into the Coomassic, Eu-
| rotas, st. Lamberts and other fanli-
! lies or strains, the result being a gain
IN the usefulness of the breed, but a
| loss in vigor.
The Be1ksh re, Essex, Sussex and
Yorkshire hogs TALL English breeds)
have been closely Inbred so long that
the two latter, which are white, are
fine In bone, perfect In form ard first
class Tor crossing on coarse large sows,
but unfit for practical purposes. By
crossing two or three breeds the po-
land China was produced, its highest
recommendation being that it was
hardy, and it became a general favor
tie in the West. In the endeavor to
make it an established breed pedi-
gree book was made, in-breeding re-
sorted to, and it can now no longer
claim superiority over the Berkshire
as hardy all-purpose breed. The
Chester White at one time superseded
all other classes of swine in this state.
1t was q coarse boned hog, but hardy
and free from diseases. Improved and
made finer in the bone, with q better
| form it is not so well adapted for the
farmer as formerly though still an ex-
cellent breed.
All classes OF animals except the
trotter (which is still a cross-bred ami
mall have degenerated from this cause
TO a certain extent, so FAR rs vigor is
concerned, although there are excep-
lions among cattle. The running
| horse, possessing greater speed, ia in
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01
Selecting Oak Timber.

The Wagon Maker has an excellent
article on oak timber, ffom which we
excerpt some interesting practical IN
formation, wherein it is held:
"In the selection of oak r great deal
depends on the knowledge OF the soil in
which it has been grown, for we gener-
ally find that when 1he product OF q
peculiarly rich coil it is deficient III
strength, being full of sap, which nee
essarily impairs the solidlty OF the
wood Again, we have to consider the
Fl ects which the atmosphere pro
duces upon it in the situation in which
it is grown, as it has been found that
even the product of few acres may
vary in quality according to the posi-
ton of the trees thus, those having
a northerly aspect have been uniform
" better in quality than those ex-
posed to the rays OF the MONDAY sun.
"Tpe best means OF discovering the
comparative quality OF different KINDS
Of oak consists IN immerslDg several
specimens in water, and attentlvely
watching the respective weights OF
each after having been soaked Tor q
certain time; the specimen that has
inhibited the least quantity OF the huld
should always be chosen for use, az
that may be depended upon as beng
closest in grain, and consequently
less liable to decay.
"Those trees which have been cut
down in winter should always, when
nossible. be selected, for in such the
sap has become partially dry' anu
consequently they require less season
ing Great attention sSouid always
be paid 10 the state OF the TIMBER
about TO be selected, examining well
the CENTRAL parts, as there it "a toat
decay generally first shows itseii. Ii
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01
CHAPTER Y

Afh AEIAEN or HE
One bright morning, as Dick sat in his
Office basily engaged in drawing up some
legal document. and now and then answer
ing some question which Tom. VINO had
dropped In. was propoundins, the poStman
walked In, and with CHEEKY Good morn
ing, Mr.. HargravelH deposited several let
tiers on the desk beside him. After finish
ing his writing, he lit cigar and picked up
the letters.
Hello Here's a letter from the prince
OF good fellows, DR.. Featherly, of Phila-
delphia'
You don't mean to say you are under the
doctors care. What is ii, indigestion or
dlsordered liyer?' laughs Tom.
No, can't say I'm very badly off, physi-
cally. Wonder if the doctor is coming out
to see US. Hope so. Splendid felloww
said Dick, tealing open the envelope.
Rather long letter for the doctor to write.
Hello Whats this as a soiled sheet of
paper fell on the floor.
Rather poor stationer~ the doctor uses, ="
yavned Tom, stretching himself out in his
chair.
We'll, what in the dickens does this
mean" cried d ok, his eyes bulging out
with astonishmant. There is the Identical
letter that lost at the mill
Well, III be cussedl" was all Tom could
say.
Perhaps bis letter Will explain it." Dick
continued, elaneing at it. A. be read he
turned pale, ard his hand trembled so be
could scarcely hold the letter. Great
heavens, font" he gasped.
Tom, noticing his agitation, had arisen
In alarm. What Is il. old fellow? No
bad news, l hope"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01
a VaIuabie Medical Treatise

The edition for 1887 Of the sterling Medic& ii
Annual, known as Hostetter's Almanac Is now
ready AID ay be obtained fr,e Of cost, OF
druegss and general country dealers in all
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in every civilized portion Of the Western Hem
isphere. This Almanac has been issued rseu-
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over one-tifth Of 4 CENTURY 1t com bines, wi b
the soundest practical advice for the pre-erva
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ever published in any country. Tne proprie
tors, M-ssrs. Hostetter Il Co.. Pittsburgh. Pa,
on re ipt OF a two cent stamp, Will forward a
copy by mail to any person who cannot pro-
cure one III his neigbboihood
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01

capable OF enduring four.mile heats.
while the Short-horns are best suited
where the pastures are rich and but
little exertion is required. These con-
ditions are natural now, and REQUIRE
that the care OF the animal should
correspond with the changed circnm.
stances. But the hog is thus trans.
formed from an animal of active
roaming disposition, and we shorten
his legs, increase the weight of his
body, give him a dished face, and con-
fine him so as to render him entirely
dependent, with no good quality ex-
cept to store up fat; hen, unless he js
kept where he can have clean quar-
tiers, pure water, q warm bed and
something besides corn as food he
will not be able to fulfill the object of
his existence, and should disease an
pear he will be more likely to fall a
victim.-Good Farming.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01
An Englishman on Indian Corn.

A very able lecture was recently de-
livered at the University College OF
London, England, by Harvey Gibson,
on the cereals. After some very inter
esting remarks on wheat and oats, he
spoke OF maize as follows: at is a
highly productive plant, yielding from
American style, it forms a nutritive
and tasty dish, but it has not become
popular in Europe. The efforts made
to introduce it as an article of diet
amongst the people of Europe, tried
when -four WAS high, have all
failed. The Americans have
such immense CROPS of it that
they feed their hogs with it
and use it up in all kinds of ways. 1t
is essentially an American plant, being
quite unknown In Europe before the
days of Columbus. He sailed away
to find the Indies, and Thought the isl
ands he discovered were really part OF
the East Indies, so he called this plant
Indian corn, q misnomer it carries to
this day, though occasionally mis-
called IN some cases Turkish wheat.
At the time of the discovery of Amer
lea, maize was one OF lis staples of ag-
riculture, from the La Plate to the
United States. 1t had names in all
languages; the natives planted il
around their temporary dwellings
when they did not form fixed popu-
alton. The burial mounds OF the ma
tives OF North America who preceded
those OF our day, the tomos OF the In
ha ho nf
the grains OF maize, just as the tombs
Of ancient Egypt contain grains OF
barley, wheat aud millet. In MEX
icO goddess who bore a name 1e-
rived from that or maize answered
TO the Ceres OF the Greeks, for the first
of the maize harvest were offered to
her, as the first fruits of our cereals
were offered TO the Greek goddess.
At Cuzco, the Virgin OF the Sun offered
sacrifices of bread made from Indian
corn. The cultivation OF the Incas
was more recent, in all probability
than that OF Egypt and China, still it
carries the history Of the plant some
distance into the past. While maize
owes its introduction to the Old
World to Columbus, it is now raised
III all tropical and sub-tropical eli
mates, owing to its ready adaptable
lty to new conditions. No other
cereal, except rice, perhaps, is so gen.
orally cultivated, reaching as it does
from 40 north to 430 south latitude.
1t comes next to wheat and rice for
the amount of nutritive matter it
contains, and ripens when most other
cereals have been harvested. Our
fellow subjects in India are raising
maize for food, while they export
their rice.V
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01
THE pRUMNIEP's DREAM
A little room in a little hotel

A little room in little hotel
In a little country town.
On little bed with q m,lsty smell
A man was lying down.
great big man, with great big snore-
For he lay ON his back. you see
And peaceful look on his face he wore,
For sound asleep was he.
In his dreams hat marvellous trips he made
What tremendous bills he sold
And nobody failed and everyone paid,
And his orders were good as gold.
He smiled and smothered scornful laugh
When his feIlow-drummers blowed,
For he knew no other bad sold the half
OF what his order-book showed.
He got this letter from home one dayi
DEAR SIR-We'Ke no filter term
To use in your case than simply 10 say
Henceforth you are one of the firm.
And glorious change this made in his LIE
He now FROM the road withdrew,
And, really, soon got to k10to his lrqe,
HIS son and his laughter too.
And then he moved from his obscure fat
To a house on the avenue,
Lived swell, was happy, got healthy and fat
Respected and wealthy, too.
But with thump-bang-wha
bang! again
The landlord stood at the door:
1T purty nigh time for that Clio trainl
And the drummer's dream was er.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01
Give Us Scum.

While our cuisine has made quite an
advance in the art OF SOUP makins
since the Frenchman said of us. "The
Americans have twenty religions but
only one SOUP" stiil as a rule the va.
riety 10 far too limited. One of the
first questions asked by lady of a
would.be cook is: "Can you make a
nice variety OF soups?"
The reply Is always in the affirma.
tive, yet, when put to the test, the
soup served up Is g. perpetual disap.
pointment, so that we have come TO
believe that really good compoun er
OF soup is, like the poet, "born, not
made"
Each season OF the year calls for
such diffel ent food. The stimulating
highly sea- 'oned, piquant dish so pal.
atable III cold weather, like mock tur.
tie, with its legion of condiments
should be superseded when the ther.
mometer is ranging up among the
nineties by asimpleyet nutritious and
nourishing pottage.
When one considers the end less va.
riety OF truly delicious favors which
IN the deft hands of lover of he art
can be concocted, we wonder il is so
rarely attained. Having for it's bash
the fresh, sweet beef OF which boullior
IS made, the Juice being carefully ex.
tracted, and added to the two or three
kinds of fresh and tender vegetables,
previously prepared in another vessel
with d little 'ce and email bunch oi
herbs, which the most ordinary kitch
en- garden IN The country affords. and
are always to be hsdin u city market,
an altogether satisfactory soup is cas-
lily made. Then there are an infinite
number Of white soups, which are so
delicate and tempting to the most GOV
appetite, and afford, too, so much
uutriment. Being quickly made, they
are indeed godeend to the belated
cook. The material always at ones
command In rha adroit hands Of an
interested caterer, the absence Of it
at any dinner would seem unneces-
Sary.
A nice old lady lately said in nv
hearing: "If | MISC my soup | feel as
II | had been cheated out of my din
ner."
1t is to the aged what milk Is to the
infant; 1t requires no effort Of the
stomach TO digest, but it is simply
absorbed. Nor to the old alone is it
so grateful if from any cause one is
exhausted, mentally or physically
For instance, the tired man of bust.
ness, coming home at evening, feels
after taking perhaps only q small
quantity, II rightly made, refreshed,
toned up to the proper enjoyment OF
tneremainder OF the meal. At this point
in the repast how compiacently the
hostess feels as s. chance guest turns
to her and remarks: "She ardIy
cares for anything more. she has en-
ioyed hersoup so much"
The health Of Que families depend so
much upon their berg fed seasonably,
daintily and delicatly as well that
nothing OF such import ance should be
regarded trivial or be beneath the at
tention of q mother Of family. It
ought rather to jDcita us to the study
OF so essential an element OF their diet.
and not inconsistanr with the most
frugal table.-Nrs. Stephen DrUry.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01
"The SIoueh Of DesDonden.

'The Slough OF DespOndency"
In which you are waliowing, on account OF
some of those diseases peculiar to you,
madame, and Shich have robbed you OF
the rosy hue of health and made life bur
den to you you can easily get out OF. DR..
Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" will free
you from all such troubles, and soon re-
call the rose-tint of health to your cheek,
and the elasticity of your step. l is a
most peri ct specific for all the weaknesses
and irregularities peculiar to your sex. 1t
cues liberation, displacements, internal
fever" BEARING down sensations, removes
the tendency to generous affections, and
corrects all unnatural discharges. By
dIugelrts
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01

THE poet Stoddard says OF Mr..
HoE wells farce IN the Chris tmas
Harper's: "Mr. HowelIs contributes
in the Mouse Trap q farce of slender
dimensions when We should not say
would he received anywhere with ap.
Olause -
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-01-01

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